Matt Stankiewitch

Matt Stankiewitch

A trio of former Penn State football student-athletes have been selected to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society for the 2012 season. Seniors Mike Farrell (Pittsburgh), Pete Massaro (Newtown Square) and Matt Stankiewitch (Orwigsburg) were selected for the honor. Penn State's three honorees were tied for second-highest among Big Ten Conference institutions.

Hodges and Stankiewitch helped Coach Bill O'Brien's Nittany Lions earn an 8-4 overall record, with a 6-2 Big Ten mark, finishing second in the Leaders Division. The duo helped Penn State lead the Big Ten in total offense (437.0 ypg) in conference games and allow 17 points or fewer in six contests.

Five Penn State football student-athletes have been named All-Big Ten as selected by ESPN.com and BigTenNetwork.com. In addition, BTN.com selected Bill O'Brien the Big Ten Coach of the Year and defensive end Deion Barnes (Philadelphia) the conference's Freshman of the Year.

Penn State senior Matt Stankiewitch (Orwigsburg) has been selected a finalist for the Rimington Trophy, presented to the nation's top center.

A starter in all 25 games the past two seasons, Stankiewitch is one of six finalists from the initial list of 51 candidates. Joining Stankiewitch as Rimington Trophy finalists are Mario Benavides (Louisville), Braxston Cave (Notre Dame), Dalton Freeman (Clemson), Khaled Holmes (USC) and Barrett Jones (Alabama.)

Former Penn State first-team All-American A.Q. Shipley won the 2008 Rimington Trophy.

Seven Penn State Football student-athletes have been selected to the 2012 All-Big Ten teams in voting by the conference coaches and media, with six Nittany Lions earning first-team honors.

The Nittany Lions' contingent is led by senior Michael Mauti (Mandeville, La.), who was selected the Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year and sophomore Allen Robinson (Southfield, Mich.), who was named the Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year.

Mauti, Robinson and senior defensive tackle Jordan Hill (Steelton) were selected first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media. Senior center Matt Stankiewitch (Orwigsburg) and junior guard John Urschel (Williamsville, N.Y.) were selected to the coaches' first-team and media second-team and redshirt freshman tight end Kyle Carter (Bear, Del.) was named to the media first-team.

Penn State's Matt Stankiewitch (Orwigsburg) has been named to the Watch List for the Rimington Trophy, presented to the nation's top center. A fifth-year senior this fall, Stankiewitch is among the initial list of 50 candidates. Penn State All-American A.Q. Shipley won the 2008 Rimington Trophy.